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Editorial Staff
3/7/2010
Overall rating: 8
Tourist Guide Lourdes:

Lourdes is situated in the south-west of France at the base of the Pyrenees. The population of this town is only 17,000 but it sees an astounding 5,000,000 visitors every year. It is surrounded by three peaks over 1,000 m in height and dotted with numerous farms.

Lourdes enjoys a slightly extreme climate with warm summers and cold, dry winters. The mountainous region also sees snow and frost in the winter. With temperatures averaging at 20°C, June to September is the best time for travel, but there may be heavy rainfall.

Lourdes was originally a fortified market town. In the late 1800s, a sighting of the Virgin Mary by a village girl, Bernadette, turned it into one of the most important Christian pilgrimage sites. Today, the commercial exploitation of the pilgrimage disappoints many visiting devotees. 

RitaSmith
8/13/2012
Overall rating: 9
Lourdes is my favourite destination. I feel at home whenever I go there. It is very safe. One can find anything you need from grocers to pharmacies and of course cafetterias. I find in Lourdes peace and relaxation. Clothes there are very expensive but I do not go really for shopping but to have a peaceful holiday.
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Patricia Dunworth
8/19/2012
Overall rating: 9
As it is unique, it is impossible to make any meaningful comments. However, I have been there some 40 times and, for me, the miracle is the way so many hundreds of thousands are conveyed to and for, everything sort of happens and one feels safe.
Not to be missed:
The International mass
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higher stations
,
pic de jour if open!
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Phyllis Calafato
5/10/2013
Overall rating: 10
I travel two times to Lourdes. For me the best place in the world THANKYOU GOD. BLESS. First time i visit Lourde with my twenty year old son he was pasing from terminal sickness of brian tumer.
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shania
10/11/2012
Overall rating: 9
It's a very nice experience. I will never forget that experience. It is a wonderful place.
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Our Lady of Lourdes
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Upper Basilica (La Basilique Supérieure)
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National Pilgrimage of St Rosaire
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Musée Pyrénéen
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Journée de la Paix (Day of Peace)
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Lourdes Fêtes
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Atelier Imaginaire Festival
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Grottes de Bétharram
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Higher stations
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Pic de jour - if open!
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The International mass

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